Didogobius wirtzi is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies.[2] It is endemic to Cape Verde,[1] where it occurs at depths from 15 to 25 m (49 to 82 ft).[3] The species was first described by Kovačić and Schliewen in 2008.[4]
Didogobius wirtzi | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Didogobius |
Species: | D. wirtzi |
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Didogobius wirtzi Kovacic & Schliewen, 2008 | |
The fish grows to maximum 3.0 cm length.[3]
The specific name honours Peter Wirtz, a marine biologist at the University of Madeira who collected the types of this species and amicuscaridis, as well as numerous other Gobiiformes. His collection is now housed in the Zoologische Staatssammlung München in Munich.[5]
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